"That's a Scarlett question." "Well, there's one that we're very excited about," Bailey quipped back, referencing Ali's long-delayed "Balde" reboot. Although the feature comic book adaptation about the daywalking vampire hunter has been in production limbo for the past six years,

Mahershala Ali has avoided addressing questions about Marvel’s Blade reboot as the project continues to face delays. While promoting Jurassic World Rebirth, Ali, a two-time Oscar winner, appeared in Vogue’s “Off the Cuff” interview alongside co-stars Jonathan Bailey and Scarlett Johansson.

Mahershala Ali has delivered the latest and perhaps most telling sign of trouble for the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s long-suffering Blade reboot. During a recent appearance on Vogue ‘s Off the Cut podcast to promote Jurassic World Rebirth,